I'm a musician, programmer, voracious autodidact, and traveller. I have a love of puns and language. I admire the absurd, whimsical, and the concrete. I love life :-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've travelled a lot, picked up hitchhikers, have hitchhiked, have couchsurfed (though never through this site). I like to help and sometimes need a bit myself!

Interests

Music, travel, philosophy, mechanics, cooking, programming, physics, electricity, visual art, engineering, language, humor -- lotsa stuff!

• arts
• writing
• cooking
• recipes
• electronics
• traveling
• music
• hunting
• engineering
• languages
• physics
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Werner Herzog, Mel Brooks, Svankmajer

Captain Beefheart, Opeth, John Coltrane, Weird Al, CAKE, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull, Django Reinhardt, Clarence Ashley, Mr. Bungle, Children of Bodom, Leadbelly, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Sun Ra, Dying Fetus, Rammstein, Primus, god I don't want this to be endless, ask me :-)

Vonnegut, Nietzsche, Crichton

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I made a swiss roll out of sweet potato/pecan filling and a bacon weave. I know right!

Teach, Learn, Share

Music. Programming. Electronics. Cooking. Fixing a vehicle. Writing.

I want to learn more languages. I want to work with leather. I want to learn new recipes. I love learning!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Music, electronics trouble shooting, cleaning (I've been a janitor and hotel manager!), odd jobs and repairs, conversation, cooking

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, New Zealand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States